Boya Residential College

Founded in August, 2018, Boya Residential College stands on Spanish Street, within the northern campus of Sias University, exuding a robust Spanish flavor. It comprises a total of seven student apartment buildings, numbered from North 1 to North 7. Strategically positioned, the college borders the school library, basketball courts, and tennis courts, while the ground floors of the apartment buildings house a variety of restaurants and shops. The community hub of the main building boasts a comprehensive array of facilities, including a tutor's office, a Party and League activity room, a psychological counseling center, a road show hall, an exchange seminar room, a postgraduate examination room, a cultural activity exchange center, the Boya Library, a coffee negotiation area, and a gym. These amenities collectively facilitate an environment conducive to students' holistic growth and development, nurturing their talents and aspirations.

At present, the total number of students in Boya Residential College is more than 4,300, involving students from 15 professional schools. Boya Residential College has the characteristics of openness, pluralism, internationalization, and innovation. Boya faculty have different professional backgrounds, with first-class management level, professional and expert education concepts to become students' spiritual mentors and good friends.

As a revolutionary model for student management and education, as well as a fresh educational environment and living community, Boya Residential College necessitates a fundamental shift from the outdated, simplistic concept of "management" to a dynamic, multidimensional approach of "cultivation." Its foundational construction emphasizes the establishment of Boya Town as an enlightening educational platform and a vibrant multicultural hub. Furthermore, the Academy has painstakingly summarized eight comprehensive education systems: collaborative education teams working in unison to foster student growth; Party and League activities and ideological and political education to strengthen students' moral and political understanding; the unique "One College, One Brand" curriculum education that showcases each college's distinct identity; psychological support and care-oriented education to nurture students' emotional well-being; academic discipline and quality education that promotes a rigorous study ethos; a vibrant community and cultural education that enriches students' lives through diverse activities; seamless interaction between professional schools and residential colleges to ensure holistic student development; and awards and honors, as well as achievement education, to celebrate and inspire students' accomplishments.

Boya Residential College is committed to implementing advanced educational concepts, enriching the content of second-tier educational activities, and taking "cultivating morality" as its fundamental task. The college places great emphasis on ideological and political education, value guidance, safety and stability education, mental health education, as well as student financial aid, enrollment, employment, and other aspects of student management. Additionally, it has implemented various plans such as the Boya Navigation Plan, Boya Erudite and Elegance Plan, Boya Care Plan, and Boya Citizenship Plan. With a motto that encourages learning from the world and traveling gracefully on earth, Boya Residential College promotes the integration and development of diverse cultures, advocating harmony and different values. The academy aligns with the goal of cultivating composite practical talents who possess an international perspective, a Chinese cultural background, and an innovative spirit. Its aspiration is to establish a multicultural brand that is rooted in Henan, facing the whole country, and looking forward to the future. Through these efforts, the college aims to instill in students the academic attitude of being both ambitious and down-to-earth, embodying the spirit of Boya College.

Staff composition

Dean: Zhu Yaoxian

Deputy Secretary of the General Party Branch: Guo Ziwei

Student Supervisor: Guo Shunfa

Deputy Student Supervisor: Wang Xiaomin

Teachers: Zhou Lihua, Tang Xue, Li Wenqi, Zhang Yaqian, Yang Liu, Liu Weiwei, Tian Yiming, Wang Jiawen, Li Deyu, Yang Liu, Song Qingru, Yang Liu, Guo Lingling, Huang Yixiang, Wang Kaiyue, Zhu Hua, Ouyang Jiayi

Boya Residential College characteristic positioning

Core Competence: Multi-culture

Motto: Learn Widely from the World and Travel Gracefully on the Earth

Mission

The mission of the College is to adhere to whole-person education, enrich comprehensive knowledge, improve quality and ability, shape healthy personality, and cultivate compound practical talents with national feelings, international vision, and innovative consciousness.

Vision

To build an open, inclusive, harmonious, and diverse educational community, cultivate international practical talents who are compatible with China and the West, integrate knowledge with practice, and build a first-class and distinctive college brand in China.

Development Philosophy

Learn from Others and Be Inclusive; Be Erudite and Elegant; Be Remarkable and Well-rounded.

Development Strategy

 Absorbs advanced ideas from the East and the West, gathers the essence of Chinese and foreign culture, creates a distinctive academy, and cultivates all-round development talents.

Boya Residential College Connotation construction

Boya Residential College is continually exploring a novel paradigm of student management and education, transitioning from a basic "management" model to a comprehensive and multi-faceted "cultivation" approach within an innovative educational setting and vibrant living community. Its essence lies in the construction of two pivotal elements: the Boya Town education platform and the multicultural highland.

Boya Residential College implements a holistic educational philosophy that integrates liberal art education, whole-person education, and integrated education ideas. It enriches the scope of extracurricular educational activities, with "moral cultivation" serving as the cornerstone, emphasizing ideological and political education, and value orientation. The college nurtures students' knowledge frameworks, skill sets, and character traits through the implementation of various Boya plans, including the Boya Navigation Plan, Boya Erudite and Elegance Plan, Boya Care Plan, and Boya Citizenship Plan. Furthermore, Boya Residential College emphasizes multiculturalism, blending its international and diverse characteristics. Aligned with its mission to cultivate composite, practical talents with an international perspective, a Chinese soul, and an innovative spirit, Boya Residential College aims to establish a multicultural community rooted in Henan Province, with a national outlook, a global vision, and a forward-thinking approach. Its ultimate goal is to forge a multicultural highland and cultivate a distinct multicultural brand.